Take it easy tomorrow, Hil! I hope it goes well for you.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
smonster - Sep 12, 2023 2:34:46 pm PDT #25288 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
sj - Sep 12, 2023 2:38:22 pm PDT #25289 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hil, I can't help but think how much that has to say about dealing with chronic pain. Back to work just after getting out of the hospital. Try not to overdo it.
smonster - Sep 12, 2023 2:59:32 pm PDT #25290 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What sj said, too.
erikaj - Sep 12, 2023 3:01:51 pm PDT #25291 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I suppose that's true. But I can't say that as if I wouldn't do it, Mom being on the Olympic Functioning Team
Hil R. - Sep 12, 2023 3:19:23 pm PDT #25292 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If it were possible to take the rest of the week off, I probably would, but my students have an exam on Friday that I can't reschedule, and I already owe so many people favors for covering classes for me. I'll take it easy as much as I can, and rest if I need to.
Sheryl - Sep 12, 2023 4:23:28 pm PDT #25293 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Take it easy as much as you can, Hil.
In house news, the asbestos mitigation people have finished their work. Gary meets with the restoration contractor on Thursday.
smonster - Sep 12, 2023 4:32:27 pm PDT #25294 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I hate that we live in a society that gives so little grace to people, especially those sick and hurting.
My book club, which meets this Sat, is reading Wee Free Men which I have been meaning to try, so I just spent my Spravato appt listening to the first bit of it. I’m hooked!
DavidS - Sep 12, 2023 4:46:12 pm PDT #25295 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
so I just spent my Spravato appt listening to the first bit of it. I’m hooked!
Audiobook is definitely the way to go on this book. It's hilarious. Crivens! Oh, Waily Waily!
Laura - Sep 12, 2023 5:22:04 pm PDT #25296 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I miss listening to my books. When I am home I drive at least an hour and a half a day to take the dog to and from the park, which is my audiobook time. Here I don't drive by myself very much, so I just don't get the chance. I want to try while working, but am afraid I won't have the focus.
I just spent a lot on wood. The walls and ceilings are pine so I wanted some variation for the staircase. So I just went to the wood guy and bought cherry for the stairs. 2" x 26" x 10"~12", with the variation being the live edge. It should be very pretty. But nice wood y'all, expensive.
Amy - Sep 12, 2023 5:34:58 pm PDT #25297 of 30000
Because books.
The year I worked at the answering service, I had a 30-40 min commute each way, and I listened to a bunch of audiobooks. (One was Stephen King's Bazaar of Bad Dreams, all short stories, and it featured fantastic readers.)
But I can't do it at home unless I'm doing dishes or folding laundry or something, because my attention wanders. In the car, it can't, I guess.